If you were going to get a saying tattooed

[furby]

I have no tattoos. I've always been tempted by the Robert Frost passage (I must think it daily) but since DD have loved:

"I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter, that funny little girl."

Yes. I know. But it's true.

[BaliHai]

Mar 6, 2015 17:58:18 GMT -5 furby said:

I have no tattoos. I've always been tempted by the Robert Frost passage (I must think it daily) but since DD have loved:

"I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter, that funny little girl."

Yes. I know. But it's true.

This is beautiful.

ETA- And now I know why it sounds familiar. I JUST cried over this song when I watched Mamma Mia last weekend! lollll.

[litebright]

I think there are a lot of phrases I'd consider. The only one I have thought of seriously is having my dad's signature "Miss you! Love you! - Dad" tattooed in his handwriting from one of his letters. Maybe on my hip or ribs.

When I told my parents about the fact that I'd gotten a tattoo last year, I mentioned to my dad that that was the only other one I would consider and ended up blubbering a little at even talking about it.  

[blondemoment123]

I have "semper fidelis" on my foot.

[berbles]

Mar 6, 2015 17:42:23 GMT -5 lexxasaurus said:

berbles I cannot stop singing a Fall Out Boy song and I need to know if that's what inspired the hits and misses tattoo.

Yep!

[soso]

Not sure of the words but the spot would be on the back of my leg right above the ankle.

[boing]

I already have the word "Saudade" on my right hip. It means "a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves". I got it after my divorce, but I'm probably going to have my recently deceased Niece's name tattooed around it in a heart.

Yeah, I found it on Pinterest.



I also have the Kanji symbol for strength on my left wrist, also a post divorce impulse tattoo. I speak neither language that my tattoos are in. I might regret that a little bit.

[hisno1girl]

El hombre propone y Dios dispone

(Man proposes and God disposes)

Maybe on the inside of my foot, near my arch. Not sure.

[walterismydog]

I have two phrases already:
"This is not permanent" (you wouldn't believe how many people ask if it's real. I wasn't expecting that.)

On my half sleeve that is currently in progress, I have "como la flor" and will have "pura vida" on the other side. It's a hometown tribute and Selena is from my hometown and I like the song and the meaning. ("Like the flower" and "pure life" in English).

I don't have any plans for additional words on my body after this.

[berbles]

Mar 6, 2015 18:59:58 GMT -5 boing said:

I already have the word "Saudade" on my right hip. It means "a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves". I got it after my divorce, but I'm probably going to have my recently deceased Niece's name tattooed around it in a heart.

Yeah, I found it on Pinterest.



I also have the Kanji symbol for strength on my left wrist, also a post divorce impulse tattoo. I speak neither language that my tattoos are in. I might regret that a little bit.

The Hits and Misses tattoo is also a post-divorce tattoo.  It was very apropos.  I particularly love it because I suggested it for her.  She wanted a FOB lyric, but wasn't sure which one,* and we were sitting at the beach listening to them and I heard the line, just as she was saying "this is my favorite FOB song."  


*the runner up was "tonight the headphones will deliver you the words that I can't say," on her back.  The words would be drawn as the cord from a pair of headphones.  I loved this idea too.


lexxasaurus

[berbles]

It's kind of a saying, I guess?  This will be my next:



(but with my own dogs represented)

[tacom]

Mar 6, 2015 15:29:09 GMT -5 aliciaflorrick said:

"Alis Volat Propriis"

-She flies with her own wings.

I have this - with a dove.

right hip. I was 18 but I still dig it.

[runforrest]

I have "love is immortality" on my right side/rib cage. I got it after my dad died.

[verycontrary247]

Mar 6, 2015 16:00:41 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

Something travel-related but short. Maybe "All those who wander are not lost" (multiple meanings, obviously).

I think I'd put it on the underside of my forearm.

Not all those who wander are lost.

It's Tolkien.

[DotAndBuzz]

Maybe either Peace or Breathe.

No idea where, because I don't think I'd ever get a tattoo, but both those words resonate with me, so there you go.

[crazycakes]

Mar 6, 2015 15:04:23 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Long version: "But I don't want to go among mad people," remarked Alice. "Oh, but you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here.."
Short version: "We're all mad here."

Or

"Le temps viendra, I Anne Boleyn"
or
"The moost Happi - Anne the Quene"

ETA Somewhere hidden, either on my ribs or my hip or something.

"We're all mad here" is one of my favorite quotations I doodle it constantly.

[isabel]

"It is written" on the inside of my right foot. It's a quote from The Alchemist.

I have no tattoos and won't ever get one. I wanted an outline of the state of Texas and a small star where Austin is in the same spot on my foot, but H is pretty anti-tattoo and I never cared enough to bother.

[ledareansley]

I would like "A Jamais" on my wrist or "I adore the will of Godin my regard, " on my rib cage.

[eb777888]

Mar 6, 2015 17:30:12 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I also like "I shall pass this way but once," which reminds me of my grandmother, but it's a bit long for a hypothetical tattoo.

I love this so much.

[jellymankelly]

"Out of these ashes, beauty will rise."

It's what I plan to get, I'm just not sure where. I can't have visible tattoos at my job, and I want to be able to see it myself, so I can't decide where it should go.

[Deleted]

I want this Tolkien quote surrounding some artwork based on the scene in RotK where the last ship is leaving for Valinor.

White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.

I'm a chicken though, so I'll probably never do it. I'd put it on my ribcage (ouch).

[vanillacourage]

I love StoryPeople art by Brian Andreas. Two of my favorites are both probably too long for tattoos, but still:

"She said she usually cried at least once each day, not because she was sad but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short"

and

"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise"

[scorpion]

Mar 7, 2015 8:49:15 GMT -5 vanillacourage said:

I love StoryPeople art by Brian Andreas. Two of my favorites are both probably too long for tattoos, but still:

"She said she usually cried at least once each day, not because she was sad but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short"

and

"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise"

My mom loved Brian Andreas and I was considering "If you hold onto the handle, she said, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you," or just the last sentence.

[joshlyman]

I have one on my back (left shoulder blade) that says "Under everything, just another human being"

I love it.

[joshlyman]

Right after I had it done

[cville]

"Don't let the bastards grind you down."

But I'd get it in that fake Latin (Nolite te bastardes carborundorum) so people would think I was classy. And because I love Margaret Atwood.

[mrsukyankee]

शान्ति [shaanti] - means peace in Hindi.

[peppermint]

Mar 7, 2015 8:49:15 GMT -5 vanillacourage said:

I love StoryPeople art by Brian Andreas. Two of my favorites are both probably too long for tattoos, but still:

"She said she usually cried at least once each day, not because she was sad but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short"

and

"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise"

The first passage is my very favorite of his. I feel like it's too long to tattoo anywhere though, but it truly sums up how I feel on a daily basis.

[lexxasaurus]

Mar 7, 2015 6:25:53 GMT -5 squirrelymom said:

I have " Unity" on my stomach.

I realize this is PROBABLY not what you have, but when you say "on my stomach" I envision big Old English lettering in an arc all Tupac thug Life style. I'm choosing to believe that's what it is.

[bluetopaz]

I've always wanted "Let it be" on my ribcage. Even more so since my mom died.

A recent search of Pinterest has horrified me. I had no idea it was SO trendy.